§ 11.9.2. Operational requirements.  


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  • Sec. 11.9.2-1. Temperature requirements. It shall be unlawful to allow potentially hazardous foods to be transported in food compartments not capable of maintaining a temperature at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit or at or above 140 degrees Fahrenheit. If frozen foods are carried, the food temperature shall be maintained at 5 degrees Fahrenheit or below. An accurate temperature measuring device shall be maintained inside food compartments where potentially hazardous foods are held. (Ord. No. 1080, § 4, Exh. A.)
    Sec. 11.9.2-2. Protection from contamination required. No person shall carry, transport, or convey any food for commercial purposes unless such food is protected from all contamination. No food shall be carried in the driver's or passenger's compartment of any wholesale food vehicle. (Ord. No. 1080, § 4, Exh. A.)
    Sec. 11.9.2-3. Unpackaged foods. All unpackaged food shall be contained, suspended, or handled so that it does not come into actual contact with the floor, walls, or ceiling of the vehicle or with the clothing of persons who load or unload food products. All unpackaged food shall be loaded and unloaded using containers, tongs, clean butcher's paper, or other approved method. (Ord. No. 1080, § 4, Exh. A.)
    Sec. 11.9.2-4. Food compartment sanitation. All vehicle food compartments shall be maintained clean, sanitary, and in good repair. (Ord. No. 1080, § 4, Exh. A.)
    Sec. 11.9.2-5. Doors. The doors to the food compartment shall be kept tightly closed at all times, except when loading or unloading food. (Ord. No. 1080, § 4, Exh. A.)
    Sec. 11.9.2-6. Chemicals prohibited. No person shall carry, transport, or convey pesticides, poisons, or other chemicals in the same compartment of a vehicle with food products, feed, or other material intended for consumption by humans or animals. (Ord. No. 1080, § 4, Exh. A.)